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great crested grebe juvenile

  1. Great Crested Grebe juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe juvenile
  2. Great Crested Grebe juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe juvenile
  3. Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

  4. Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

  5. Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

  6. Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe with juvenile

  7. Here's the one I deleted earlier ;)

    Here's the one I deleted earlier ;)

    As I said in my last upload; I uploaded this one first, them I changed my mind. I don't like how the sharpening has effected the image, but I like the content, as it's a parent and a youngster. I might process this again when I get time, but I'm more likely to forget, so I've uploaded it ;)
  8. Techno chick

    Techno chick

    I loved the colours on the water when photographing the Great crested grebe chicks.
  9. Stiff upper lip?

    Stiff upper lip?

    Or stiff upper fish? ;)
  10. Romancing the young

    Romancing the young

    One of my favourite photos from yesterday. I think the lighting shows him in a slightly romantic way.
  11. X for Xtra large

    X for Xtra large

    I am lucky at Doffcocker as the grebes will come right in and not mind my presence at all. I had been watching this young juvenile for a while when the adult suddenly appeared out of nowhere with a huge fish. The juvenile struggled with this fish for a good 3 or 4 minutes before he finally got...
  12. Seeking freedom

    Seeking freedom

    Whilst laid low photographing juvenile Terns an adult Great crested grebe and the juvenile swam close by. Then as if something snapped within the juvenile he took off across the lodge trying to fly. He never actually got airborne and once across the lodge he turned around and flew back. Great...
  13. Great Crested Grebe Juvenile

    Great Crested Grebe Juvenile

    One of three chicks which were being fed by their parents right by the bridge. I'm not usually too sentimental but they were so cute!
  14. About to swallow

    About to swallow

    Being handed a sizable bass caught by its parent, this grebe chick managed to get it aligned properly. Ready for consumption. Note how the chick feather pattern helps to camouflage the bird in this habitat!
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